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Hammett Idaho Map

Explore Hammett, Idaho, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Hammett, Idaho

How to Use This Hammett, Idaho Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Hammett, Idaho. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Idaho or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Hammett.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Hammett
State	Idaho (ID)
County	Elmore County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Boise)

Latitude	42.945731
Longitude	-115.466186
Population	332
Density	109.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	83627
Area Code	208
County Seat	Mountain Home
School District	Glenns Ferry Joint School District 192

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About Hammett, Idaho

Hammett is a locality in Elmore County, Idaho, United States. It is a small community with a population of 332. The population density is 109.1 people per km². Hammett is located at 42.9457°N, 115.4662°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Boise) timezone. ZIP code: 83627.

Hammett rests upon the expansive, arid floor of the high desert, where the earth is defined by the muted palette of sagebrush and the stark, sun-bleached expanse of the Snake River plain. It lies 17.2 miles southeast of Mountain Home, ID (from Mountain Home, ID: bearing 139°T), and is situated 21.4 miles east-southeast of Mountain Home AFB. The horizon is punctuated by the solitary rise of Medbury Hill, a landmark that draws the eye upward against the vast, pale sky of the Mountain West. Only a mile away, the Snake River carves a deep, serpentine path through the volcanic terrain, its dark waters providing a cool contrast to the dusty, wind-swept plains that characterize the surroundings. As the sun dips toward the edge of the world, the light turns a sharp, translucent gold, casting long, thin shadows that stretch across the open ground and settle into the quiet, dry hollows of the landscape.

Hammett retains a rugged, utilitarian character shaped by the rhythms of agriculture and the presence of the nearby Morley Nelson Snake River Birds Of Prey National Conservation Area, which serves as a sanctuary for raptors soaring above the cliffs. The economy remains tethered to the land and the transit corridors that have long linked the region to the wider world, favoring a quiet pace of life that values self-reliance and the open space of the high desert. Beyond the immediate reach of the dwellings, the landscape transitions toward the open reaches of Chalk Flat, while the distant, shimmering surface of C J Strike Reservoir offers a rare focal point for those seeking the stillness of deeper water. Life in Hammett moves with the steady, unadorned persistence of the seasons, where the wind carries the scent of dry earth and the distant, constant hum of a region defined by its resilience and its sparse, singular beauty.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Morley Nelson Snake River Birds Of Prey National Conservation Area (National Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 342° N · 601k acres
Snake River (Wild & Scenic River) — 0.9 mi, 174° S · 36k acres
Sand Point Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 1.2 mi, 171° S
C.J. Strike Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 129° SE
Sikes Act Wildlife Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 132° SE
Three Island Crossing State Park (State Park) — 6.8 mi, 099° E
C. J. Strike Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 10.7 mi, 267° W · 3,098 acres
Bruneau Dunes State Park (State Park) — 11.0 mi, 256° W
King Hill Creek Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 14.6 mi, 046° NE · 30k acres
Community Wall (Public Artwork) — 17.2 mi, 318° NW
Bruneau-Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 18.3 mi, 219° SW · 95k acres
Boise National Forest (National Forest) — 19.9 mi, 017° N · 2.6M acres
Bruneau Overlook (Viewpoint) — 20.4 mi, 211° SW
Sawtooth National Forest (National Forest) — 26.3 mi, 018° N · 1.8M acres
Historic Oregon Trail 1840-1860 (Attraction) — 28.9 mi, 116° SE
Hagerman National monument and thousand springs state park visitor center (Museum) — 30.2 mi, 105° E
Blue Heart Spings (Attraction) — 36.1 mi, 117° SE
Balanced Rock (Attraction) — 37.7 mi, 137° SE
Wickahoney Post Office and Stage Station (Historic Ruins) — 42.8 mi, 218° SW
Jerome County Historical Museum (Museum) — 50.4 mi, 107° E
Benjamin Priest Ranch (Historic Ruins) — 52.9 mi, 296° NW
Steve Appleton Memorial (Monument) — 52.9 mi, 320° NW
Twin Falls County Museum (Museum) — 53.5 mi, 119° SE
Shoshone Showhouse (Cinema) — 53.5 mi, 090° E
Idaho Shakespeare Festival (Theatre) — 53.7 mi, 323° NW
Oregon Trail marker (Monument) — 55.8 mi, 321° NW
CSI Tower (Monument) — 56.3 mi, 116° SE
Herrett Museum (Museum) — 56.3 mi, 116° SE
Idaho museum of mining and geology (Museum) — 57.3 mi, 323° NW
Art Source Gallery (Gallery) — 57.4 mi, 319° NW

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